Photocopied extract from book `Rambles in the Hebrdes` by Roger A. Redfern, pp 74-83.
Descriptions of walks and cycles around Tiree, including to the Ringing Stone, the Signalling Tower, Traigh Bhi and Kennavara, Sandaig and the Kilkenneth chapel.
Doctor`s bag dating from WWII and medical equipment belonging to donor`s father, Dr Stuart Robertson.
Doctor`s bag dating from WWII belonging to Dr Stuart Robertson, GP in Margate 1926-40 and in Bournemouth 1940-60. Bag contains: an emergency enema in an envelope with a letter from the manufacturer`s Harker Stagg Ltd dated February 1959; empty bluish glass bottle with glass stopper; black case inscribed with Dr Stuart Robertson conatining 7 empty phials (pethidine, mogadon, etc); suspensory bandage from Army & Navy Stores in its box; Leslies Ltd catalogue dated August 1940 of medical and surgical plasters; empty glass bottle with cork stopper labelled Alkia Saltrates;packet of surgical staples; metal case containing glass syringe and hypodermic needles; brown glass jar containing collosal iodine ointment; two aluminium spatulas; screw top metal box of surgeons` finger stalls; lance; tongue depresser; box containing seven tubes of horsehair sutures and needles.
Metal tin containing empty ointment boxes, empty lozenge tins and a pin-on apron. It also used to contain sterile dressings.
Photocopied newspaper cutting about Captain John C. MacKinnon, MBE.
Article about Caledonian MacBrayne skipper Captain John C. MacKinnon due to retire in 1964.
Photocopied newspaper cutting about Gordon Donald 1929-1988.
Obituary for Gordon Donald (1929-1988) in Gaelic with English summary.
Plan of the anti-blast bricks for Tiree Repeater Station dated 1965.
Plan of the anti-blast bricks for Tiree Repeater Station produced by the Ministry of Public Works, Glasgow in 1965.
Photocopied article about the loss of the Fokker XXII aircraft `Sylvia Scarlet`, with an accompanying letter.
(1) Article from `Fly Past` Magazine, 1982, about the loss of the Fokker plane `Sylvia Scarlet` shortly after departing from Tiree on 3/7/1943. (2) Letter from Peter Moran, editor of `Aviation Archaeologist` Magazine, dated 27/11/1981 to donor, giving information about the crew of the `Sylvia Scarlet`.
Photocopied newspaper cutting about air services to the Scottish islands.
The air service to the Highlands and Island is to be improved in 1967 by replacing the Heralds with Viscount aircraft except to Barra and Tiree
Black and white photograph of a stackyard by Eric Cregeen.
Stackyard at Balephuill photographed by Eric Cregeen in 1968. (The copy from the School of Scottish Studies is in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer 3)
Photocopied speech by Ronald MacDonald, Cornaigbeg given on 26/7/1986 (2 copies).
Speech by Ronnie MacDonald, Cornaigbeg, given on 26/7/1986 at the opening ceremony of Tur Mhic Chaluim to commemorate one hundred years of the Crofters Act and to honour those who fought for crofters` rights. (For sound recording of event, see AC4 – `Tiree remembers` )
